UN Urges Urgent Action To Avert Famine In Somalia
The UN has warned that Somalia is heading towards a famine as the country faces its worst drought in at least four decades.
Currently, close to half of the population is facing crisis-level food insecurity.
The UN’s humanitarian co-ordinator for the country, Adam Abdelmoula, has said the international community must act now or more people will die.
He said the country was on the brink of devastating and widespread hunger and mass starvation that could claim hundreds of thousands of lives.
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Four consecutive rainy seasons have failed and the UN estimates the ensuing severe drought has affected seven million people and displaced more than 800,000.
At the same time, food prices ar...